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6 THE CONTRARIAN: Avatar—the Soul in the Machine

7 Obama and Avatar
The president and the movie have more in common than you’d suspect. Can we remember that “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for” to change the world?

12 Passing a Constitutional Amendment to Challenge the Supreme Court’s Obeisance to Corporate Power. Nothing less will suffice to overturn the latest capitulation to corporate interests.

SPECIAL SECTION: GOD AND THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

33 Sacred Evolution by ARTHUR GREEN
41 The Gap God Opens by JOHN D. CAPUTO
42 The God of a Talmudist by ARYEH COHEN
42 The Lure of Love Divine by GARY DORRIEN
44 God, in Whom... by DIANA L. ECK
45 A Call for Sacred Biologists by PETER GABEL
46 There Can Be No Universal Talk of God by JEFFREY KUAN
47 The Testimony of Faith to the Ultimate Origin by HANS KÜNG
50 The Future of God—and Secularism by BRUCE LEDEWITZ
51 A Universe Struggling to Become Aware? by DAVID R. LOY
52 Is "Radical Theology" Radical? by SHAUL MAGID
53 Climate Change and the Question of God by SALLIE MCFAGUE
54 An Evolving View of God by DAVID NELSON
55 Sacred Pronouns by JUDITH PLASKOW
55 A God We Could Believe In by ROSEMARY RADFORD RUETHER
56 God's Timeless Names by ZAID SHAKIR
57 God in the Age of Twitter by WENDY ZIERLER

Rethinking Religion

29 Notes on Silence by YAHIA LABABIDI
Silence is more than just an absence of words—it's a wisdom beyond words that remains largely undervalued.

58 Reaching for the Moon: A Children’s Book Author Challenges the Separation of Science and Religion by GRAEME WEND-WALKER
Does your child know that themoon is poetry as well as rock? That scientific and spiritual meanings can complement each other?

61 The Healing Power of Sacred Dance by MIRIAM MARON
The Jewish tradition recognizes the power and sanctity of dance—not to mention its ability to heal.

Politics & Society

13 The Activist’s Dilemma: Reform or Radical Change by ALLEN D. KANNER
Which works best—to attempt small steps or huge leaps?

15 Cash for Credits: Education in a Time of Hardship by SVI SHAPIRO
We must not allow education to become just another commodity.

19 Healing in Community by LAUREN REICHELT
A poverty-stricken town racked by violent crime comes together to build a playground but ends up accomplishing much more.